In 1900, Greek divers stumbled upon a 2,000-year-old shipwreck whose contents would shake our understanding of the ancient world. Among the remains were fragments of mangled wood and corroded metal, which archaeologists soon realized were parts of the oldest geared device ever discovered — and humankind’s first computer. The Antikythera mechanism is a hand-powered ancient Greek device recognized as the world's first analog computer. Discovered in a shipwreck, this bronze, gear-driven instrument was designed to calculate astronomical positions, predict eclipses, track lunar phases, and mark the dates of the Ancient Olympic Games with extraordinary precision: [https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70963756/hidden-computer-roman-empire-secret-study/](https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a70963756/hidden-computer-roman-empire-secret-study/)



Video1: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNEHP6qFeCs&t=204s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNEHP6qFeCs&t=204s)

Video2: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX9Cz9xn964](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX9Cz9xn964)

Research paper: [https://bhi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/07-HJJuly24-AOTM-2.pdf](https://bhi.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/07-HJJuly24-AOTM-2.pdf)

Read more here:

1. [https://phys.org/news/2024-06-gravitational-antikythera-mechanism-mystery.html](https://phys.org/news/2024-06-gravitational-antikythera-mechanism-mystery.html)

2. [https://www.history.com/articles/antikythera-mechanism-ancient-computer-secrets](https://www.history.com/articles/antikythera-mechanism-ancient-computer-secrets)

3. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera\_mechanism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism)

The World’s First Computer Sank 2,000 Years Ago. Science Finally Solved One of Its Biggest Mysteries.